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 * $Id: ServiceInstanceUpdate.java,v 1.2 2008/06/25 05:47:18 qcheng Exp $
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package com.sun.identity.liberty.ws.interfaces;

import com.sun.identity.liberty.ws.soapbinding.ServiceInstanceUpdateHeader;

/**
 * This class <code>ServiceInstanceUpdate</code> is an interface to include the 
 * SOAP  Header namely <code>ServiceInstanceUpdateHeader</code> when sending
 * a SOAP Response while processing the service request.
 * 
 */ 
public interface ServiceInstanceUpdate {

     /**
      * Gets the service instance update header.
      *
      * @return <code>ServiceInstanceUpdateHeader</code> Service Instance
      *          Update Header.
      */
     public ServiceInstanceUpdateHeader getServiceInstanceUpdateHeader();


     /**
      * Checks whether the service needs to send a soap fault.
      *
      * @return true if the service needs to send a soap fault.
      */
     public boolean isSOAPFaultNeeded();

}
